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#126
Feb 03, 2013, 10:51 AM
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Not a therapy book or anything like that, but the book "Silver Linings Playbook" is great. The movie was good, but the book is great. Just if you feel like reading something that resonates but is fiction.
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#127
Feb 09, 2013, 12:04 PM
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#128
Feb 18, 2013, 09:10 AM
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I am currently reading "72 Hour Hold" by Bebe Campbell. It's helping me understand how my illness affects my family and friends. Somehow, that never occurred to me. It's rough on them, too.
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#129
Feb 18, 2013, 06:40 PM
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was introduced to when diagnosed with bipolar d/o. |
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#130
Apr 16, 2013, 11:57 PM
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Veronika Decides to Die!!! by Paulo Coelho
This is a really good book about the human condition. The backdrop is about a girl who tries to commit suicide but wakes up in a mental hospital. I recommend it to anyone cares to read something insightful. It's pretty short and easy to read.
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#131
May 20, 2013, 03:27 PM
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Other times, it's just nice to know someone else has been there and to see your own words on someone else's page. |
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#132
May 22, 2013, 02:59 PM
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a multi-layered book that stands out in the other psychward books... Lot of focus on humanity, personal stories of the characters... and human spirit.
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#133
May 25, 2013, 03:35 AM
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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by Hillary Smith
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#134
Jun 18, 2013, 05:34 PM
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one Amazing Book which was a number 1 best seller here in Ireland " coming through depression " by Tony Bates it is based on cognitive behaviour therapy " (cbt)" and " MINDFULNESS" to live in the moment . ive had bipolar now for twenty five years and this is the best self help book I have read . Mindfullness |
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#135
Jul 26, 2013, 01:23 PM
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There are a series of books by Mary Ellen Copeland, all of them about bipolar, which I think she says she also has. The books were helful to me in making some order in my very chotic life. Several are about what she calls the WRAP program. It's about initiating and and maintaining order and structure in your life. Her books were a godsend to me! I highly recommend them.
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#136
Aug 19, 2013, 10:12 PM
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The center cannot hold by Elyn R.Saks
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#137
Aug 30, 2013, 01:59 AM
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i read an unquite mind during a Manic episode in less than 2 hours...it was amazing!
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#138
Sep 01, 2013, 09:38 PM
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An Unquiet Mind was one of my favorites
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#139
Sep 07, 2013, 09:16 AM
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I can feel depression coming on. Last night I googled Winston Churchill because he always called his depressions his "black dogs". I call them that too.
I found a newspaper article from the Toronto Globe and Mail about a book that a man has written about some of the world's greatest leaders, and how their being mentally ill, like Winston Churchill was, gives them a vital edge in their countries' times of crisis and war. He also talks about the richest of the rich, the most successful men like Ted Turner. He wrote about mentally ill leaders like Churchill, John F Kennedy, General Sherman, General McLelland, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr. He believes that these men, although there is no proof, may have been indeed bipolar. He then compares them to men like George Bush and President Obama, whom he claims are simply too mentally healthy to be good leaders during wartime. I went to my local library's e-books website and downloaded the book last night. I read the first few chapters. I'm looking forward to reading this book. It looks to be very interesting. The author is Nassir Ghaemi, and the book is titled "A First-Rate Madness".
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Dx: BP2 with GAD and OCD Seroquel 100 mg Risperdal 0.5 mg Clonazepam (Klonopin) 1.5 mg Buspar 5 mg Lamictal 200 mg Coversyl Plus for high blood pressure Crestor for high cholesterol Asmanex Ventolin  Last edited by Phoenix_1; Sep 07, 2013 at 09:17 AM. Reason: I wanted to say that I checked out the book and am reading it now. |
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#140
Oct 02, 2013, 08:50 PM
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Brain on Fire My Month of Madness...
interesting book. Personally I think her habits might have caused part of her issues and she may have been hypomanic before her brain got attacked by her immune system. Interesting read if you have had psychotic breaks in biploar episodes. |
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Oct 04, 2013, 10:11 AM
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I'm not sure if these are on there, but Prozac Nation is one of my faves. I'm also reading Diary of a Bipolar which has proven to be insightful as well.
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[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][FONT="Century Gothic"]Dx: Bipolar II w/mixed episodes, PTSD, Anxiety Disorder, Insomnia Rx: Lamictal 100mg, Zoloft 75mg, Klonopin 0.5mg x1 /0.25 PRN “Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.” ― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation |
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#142
Oct 05, 2013, 12:45 PM
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A lovely book about a man and his wife where the man is
Bipolar is Dancing on Broken Glass by KA Hancock. While this book is fiction she does a great job of portraying the characteristics of a bipolar person with its many ups and downs. For those of us who are single it also gives you hope in that someday you too will find a person that accepts your condition with open arms of love. 
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#143
Oct 17, 2013, 12:32 AM
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I'm currently reading, and so far it's great and extremely informative: The Bipolar Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know" 2nd edition by David J. Miklowitz PhD.
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type |
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#144
Oct 21, 2013, 10:11 AM
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The Dark Side of Innocense http://="http://www.barnesandnoble.c...e of Innocense By the author of Manic, Terri Cheney
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#145
Nov 04, 2013, 10:59 AM
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Thank you all for all the great reading suggestions!
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#146
Dec 19, 2013, 04:37 AM
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Touched by Fire and An Unquiet Mind are both excellent books by Kay Redfield Jaminson, who is diagnosed with Bipolar 1. Touched by Fire elaborates on the gifts of bipolar disorder, pointing to many scientist, authors, and artists who very likely have it. An Unquiet Mind is her memoir. In it she talks about her ups and downs and love of the manias.
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Dec 19, 2013, 11:10 AM
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I've read both. Very good.
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#148
Dec 29, 2013, 09:52 AM
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An excellent book on OCD: Brain Lock by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. It worked for me. PrairieCat 
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#149
Jan 08, 2014, 09:31 PM
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The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon is a pretty decent book. I am currently listening to the audio version.
Considering reading: A First-Rate Madness Uncovering the Links between Leadership and Mental Illness by Nassir Ghaemi This looks like a decent book to study what some of our historical leaders may have gone through. |
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#150
Jan 09, 2014, 01:49 PM
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Cool thread, this need to keep going, so we can all share what books, shows or movies we would recommend to our friends here, I know I'd rather get a referral from you guys than other random people who do not walk in our shoes. I have a couple I'll add in a bit, can't access the titles right now but an author Jamison...that's her last name...she's a PhD and has written a couple of books on BP as she is also afflicted. And she's now a doc herself! I'll get the rest of that info in a bit if you're not already familiar with her work. Thanks for sharing this
 Much love, Diane
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